Despondency is not a state of humility; on the contrary, it is the vexation and despair of a cowardly pride--nothing is worse; whether we stumble or whether we fall, we must only think of rising again and going on in our course.

Frequently a big advantage can be gained by knowing how to give in at the right moment.

Good taste rejects excessive nicety.

I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of a father, and with the exuberant affection of a mother.

Time is given us that we may take care for eternity; and eternity will not be too long to regret the loss of our time if we have misspent it.

How dangerous it is for our salvation, how unworthy of God and of ourselves, how pernicious even for the peace of our hearts, to want always to stay where we are! Our whole life was only given us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country.

The blood of a nation ought never to be shed except for its own preservation in the utmost extremity.